Sustainable Northwest provides a variety of resources to help advance community-based sustainability in the West.

Testimony, Public Comments, and Sign-on Letters
Read testimony, public comments and sign-on letters from Sustainable Northwest staff, partners, and Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition working groups.

Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition Issue Papers
Issue papers are the RVCC's primary communication materials and a source of information for congressional staff, federal agency decision makers, interest groups, academics, and the media. Learn more about the RVCC policy platform.

Woody Biomass Information Clearinghouse
We promote woody biomass utilization as a tool to restore forests, promote local economic development in communities, enhance the use of renewable energy at the local level, and support green building initiatives. Visit the Woody Biomass Information Clearinghouse.

Forest Contracting Guidebooks
Sustainable Northwest created the following guidebooks in collaboration with partners:

• Forest Service Contracting: A Basic Guide for Restoration Practitioners
• Best Value and Stewardship Contracting Guidebook
• Stewardship Contracting and Collaboration: Best Practices Guidebook

 
Forest Service New Business Model Initiative
Sustainable Northwest facilitated a meeting for the USFS New Business Model Initiative. Read the summary report of the New Business Model Initiative Partnership Meeting, February 2008.

National Rural Assembly
The following document was created in preparation for the Natural Rural Assembly held July 16-18, 2008 in Washington, D.C.

• Policy Opportunity Snapshots: Context, Challenges, and Opportunities - Quality in Education, Stewardship of Natural Resources, Health of Our People, Investment in Our Communities